Proverbs 23:11
For their avenger is mighty; He will maintain their cause against thee.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee.
In Context
10Remove not the ancient landmark, And enter not into the fields of the fatherless!
12Apply thy heart to instruction, And thine ears to the words of knowledge.
Cross References
Job 19:25Yet I know that my Vindicator liveth, And will hereafter stand up on the earth;
Psalms 68:6God causeth the forsaken to dwell in houses; He leadeth forth to prosperity them that are bound; But the rebellious shall dwell in a barren land.
Jeremiah 50:33Thus saith Jehovah of hosts: The children of Israel and the children of Judah are oppressed together, And all that took them captives hold them fast; They refuse to let them go.
Jeremiah 51:36Therefore, thus saith Jehovah: Behold, I will maintain thy cause, And take vengeance for thee; And I will dry up her sea, And make her springs dry.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 23:11-12
10 Remove not the old landmark; and enter not into the fields of the fatherless: 11 For their redeemer is mighty; he shall plead their cause with thee. Note, 1. The fatherless are taken under God's special protection; with him they not only find mercy shown to them ( Hos. xiv. 3 ) but justice done for them. He is their Redeemer, their Goël, their near kinsman, that will take their part and stand up for them with jealousy, as taking himself affronted in the injuries done to them. As their Redeemer he will plead… Read the whole commentary →